Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies with Cream Cheese Center
These cookies feature a rich red velvet exterior that cracks open to reveal a soft, sweet cream cheese center. They are perfect for holidays or when you want a special treat.
Equipment
- Mixing Bowls
- Electric mixer
- Baking sheets
Ingredients
Red Velvet Cookie Dough
- 2.25 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 0.25 tsp salt
- 0.75 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 0.75 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Red food coloring Use enough for deep color
- 0.5 cup powdered sugar For rolling
Cream Cheese Filling
- 6 oz cream cheese, softened
- 0.25 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Mix the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt in one bowl.
- Beat the softened butter and granulated sugar together until the mixture is creamy.
- Add the egg, vanilla extract, and red food coloring to the butter mixture. Mix well.
- Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until a dough forms.
- Chill the cookie dough for 30 minutes.
- Mix the cream cheese and powdered sugar for the filling until smooth. Chill this mixture for 10 minutes.
- Scoop the dough, flatten it slightly in your hand, and place a small spoonful of the cream cheese filling in the center.
- Wrap the cookie dough completely around the filling and seal the edges well.
- Roll the filled dough balls in powdered sugar.
- Bake the cookies at 350°F (175°C) for 12 to 14 minutes.
- Cool the cookies completely before you serve them.
Notes
When testing the cream cheese filling, I found it needed to be firm enough to stay creamy inside the cookie without leaking during the baking process. Chilling both the dough and the filling helps achieve this result.
By Emily Mitchell, Efficiency & Testing Coordinator at Recipes by Betty.